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LIGHT AND EYES

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What is the eye's main role? It is to detect patterns of light.
What is the brain's main role? It turns the patterns the eyes detect into images.
How does the cornea work? It helps the eye focus the light to make things look sharp and clear.
What is the pupil? It is the round circle in the colored part of your eye.
How does the iris work? It controls how wide the pupil is and how much light can pass into your eye.
What is the lens’ role? It helps focus the light coming into your eye so you can see things clearly. The lens flatters so you can see things that are far away,and bends so you can see things up close
Perception This is how we experience the world. It is based on our sensory organs and how the information they gather is interpreted by our brains.
Reality This is the actual world.
Illusion This is when our perceptions are different from reality.
Slopping Inclined from a horizontal or vertical line.
Straight extending or moving uniformly in one direction only; without a curve or bend.
Parallel lines side by side and having the same distance continuously between them.
Scintillating Sparkling or shining.
Optical refers to light
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